Happy 2012 to RIPC!

Greetings from Zeyang

RIPC Vice-Chair 2009

Ziren wishes RIPC a Happy New Year!

Hi RIPC,

Ziren would like to wish you guys a Happy New Year:D with that, we have come to the end of the first decade of the century! I also wish RIPC all the best in becoming a premier photography club respected both within the school, locally, regionally, globally, and universally.

This photo was taken today morning at 0001hrs. That makes it 1/1/11 at 0001.

Rgds,

Ziren

The Future Awaits

Also seen in: http://www.flickr.com/photos/52949101@N07/5059427583/

http://zirenphoto.aminus3.com/image/2010-10-07.html

The buildings featured in the photo are a new generation of HDB flats built in Singapore. They are shot against a dawn backdrop. These flats boast high storeys, strategic locations, and all if not most feature 'gardens in the sky'. Through my view from International Plaza in Tanjong Pagar, I could almost visualize and picture a new Singapore completely covered with such fine and modern architecture. It seemed so real that it no longer felt as if it were merely a fragment of my imagination. I look forward to witnessing the materialization of this surreal sighting.

-Ziren :D 2C 2010

The beginning of dusk

shot in zigong city, sichuan province, china :D

sunsets are charming

-ziren :D

Shang Hai and periphery

Expo 2010

Zhou Zhuang

After the season of celebrations...

Taken from the Helix bridge in Singapore. The floating stage fitted nicely in the frame. Feels like dystopia to me, contrary to my previous HDR image which portrayed utopia. (in a sense)

-Ziren WANG :)

Do you believe in heaven now?

HDR (high dynamic range) really, really, really, opens a door of opportunities... This was taken through my house window. I waited for 15 minutes for the clouds to form above the building itself. I set auto exposure bracketing and took three shots continuously each with a diff exposure, and processed them in Photomatix!

A world divided

A prominent glare divides the world into two: one of fun, action and friendship but the weather is dull; the other of silence, emptiness and loneliness but the weather is magnificent.

Which will you prefer? A world where nature is completely untouched by human modernization or a world which is more polluted, but bustling with life?

-WANG Ziren!

2C'2010

J'aime la photographie.

(Construction Cranes) (S'pore's National Disease)

(on the way back from bedok reservoir during xcountry 2010)

On the bus, I met the really annoying Singaporean woman. The bus, understandably at that time, was flooded with Rafflesians drenched in sweat. All the other commuters lived with it with the "oh-ok-this-is-just-an-isolated-incident" attitude, but this specific woman was so irritated she screamed at the top of her voice. She was like, "HEY PLS MOVE TO THE BACK.. THERE ARE SEATS THERE CANNOT SEE MEH?" ok, there somehow were an empty seat, but to get there required much difficulty! So many people in between... We were already trying our best to move in!

I am certain that if this woman were in a bus full of employees coming home from work, she wouldn't have screamed. What is this, she can look down on us and boss us around because we are students? We were trying as hard as adults to make life easier for others. (except for the empty chair part, that was everyone's fault. But maybe we just wanted to give the seat to someone who deserved it more) Come on, Singaporeans, COMPROMISE...

Yeah and that typical example of queuing up to enter MRT trains. I've noticed that this is not a myth nor is it a gossip, it's a fact. They JUST DON'T WAIT for you to come out. What do they think will happen? DUDE, a monster's gonna gobble you up if you stay out there? Oh come on...

-Ziren.

Looks like being rude, selfish and ungracious is Singapore's national disease after all.

A stroll by the reservoir

-Shot during Inter-House Cross Country 2010 last Friday. You can find more than runners that day :)

-Ziren! :)

P.S. Moor we want Mooooooore!

Splatter (Ziren!)

-Ziren! :) love bw photography

Swimming Carnival SNEAK PREVIEW :) MORE WILL COME.

Moor we want moooore.
CONSERVE WATER WATER IS PRECIOUSSS.
RANDOM WOMAN
AHAHAHA THE BATHING THING
I LOVE BLACKANDWHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
OMG
ACTION
CONSERVE WATER SINGAPORE IS WATER SCARCE COUNTRY

I cannot believe my very eyes, DUDE!! The presence of rain made my dream come truee...

SWIM CARNIVAL SNEAK PREVIEWS! I LOVE THESE PHOTOS I LOVE THE RAIN I LOVE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY I LOVE PHOTOG CLUB OMG. CAN YOU BELIEVE I TOOKT HIS DURING SWIM CARN>?

-WANG ZI REN!

Phuket 2010: Montage #1

Phuket at dusk.
The beauty of the skies...
Water taxis for travel to and fro islands!
I can't imagine the 2004 devastating tsunami actually struck this area. Ah, looks can be deceiving. Phuket, in the holiday season, is really crowded.

-Ziren! :]

P.S. Dudes start posting some photos too! This blog will not die!

China Montage #2: Shenzhen photos 深圳

Big tummy!
Thinker, leader pioneer.

HongKong cars in Shenzhen.

Please play with me!
I like this one!
Aww the man in jeans in the background is REALLY ANNOYING.
Landing
Big vs Tiny

Rgds

Ziren (2C)

China Montage #1

Evenings everyone (:

I went back to China for a month last December Hols, so you can expect a truck of photos from me this time (: I'll upload them bit by bit, according to the area the photos were taken. For example, I'm currently uploading photos from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. The next area would be Shenzhen, China, then Hongkong. Have fun (:

Rgds

Ziren. Sec 2(yay)C

ee soooo cute. it sees the fish but cant reach it (:

On the Future of the Photographic Business

1789 was a year of revolution. It was a year when men and women seeking for freedom finally unleashed their roar. 1868 was a year of revolution. It was a year when Japan, the first geographical Asian country, opened its doors to the western world, therefore dramatically changed the modern history of Mankind. 1987 was also a year of revolution. It was a year when Canon ultimately abandoned her original FD system to embark on an unexplored journey for the quest of faster, quieter and more accurate focusing system – the Electro-Focus.

It was scorned by veterans: slow, noisy and out of focused. But that atmosphere did not prevent a group of photographers from moving to the greener pasture. They are the sports photographers. Their opinions, bias and likings would dramatically change the photographic world in years to come, and indeed, they had. In the belief that the new system will allow all her users to grab that victory kick from Pelé, sports photographers swayed. They swirled to the Canon camp, and Nikon never had the chance to invite them back.

The reason is simple. The change from Canon was revolutionary. When photographers changed to Canon, the news agencies followed suit. When one camera is bought, a system will be built up. After 1987, even though Nikon has also produced AF with comparable power, the change is non-reversible. When a system is at stake, everyone will think thrice. Change is no longer an easy matter.

In 2006, Konica Minolta announced its withdrawal from the throat-cutting photographic sector, selling all its assets to electronic giant, Sony. Under the eyes of Canon, Nikon, and various other dominating companies, Konica Minolta performed a magic. It was so amazing that it was a perfect recipe to another revolutionary idea. The strategy was to stick an image stabilizer to the camera sensor, and probably patented it.

This is no small move. With this, Sony made her first bang into the market, terrifying all her competitors. This is because not only is Sony rich, which means she can transfer large amount of funds from all her other business sectors, her strategy is A-bomb equivalent. An amateur photographer may probably be fully aware of the various gimmicks introduced by the photographic companies: High ISO, dust-cleaner, anti-reflective coating… Among one of these gimmicks, which has real functions, is the “Image Stabilization” function.

Canon has the “IS” lenses, Nikon has the “VR” lenses, and Sigma has the “OS” equivalent. In simplicity, this function negates the effect of handshake from photographers, thus reducing the chance of creating a blurred image. The method to do this is by incorporating the complex mechanism into each and every lens, thereby producing an “anti-shake” lens. This is great. Photographers no longer need to follow strictly to the “1 over focal-length” rule to decide shutter speed. A picture can now be taken at 100mm with a speed of 1/6 second. This is previously unthinkable and now it is achieved.

Of course, everything has its price. An added function like this can often double the cost of lens. For example, a Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L can cost $550 while her IS capable twin costs $1100. This is the market value of the anti-shake function. So the consumers are now given a tough choice to make.

Then along the way came Sony, whispering to the market about her new idea. It stirred a whirlpool. With Sony, you can now enjoy the benefits of anti-vibration on all lenses without exception because the very mechanism is fitted snugly in the body. With half the money, Sony users get to use the function. We are talking about thousands of dollars of difference here and Sony instantly sweeps the “new-entry” market.

If this blow alone is not enough to threaten Canon and Nikon’s supremacy, Sony has yet another strategy. It has been a few years since DSLRs become more affordable to average users. More people are now buying a digital SLR to take a picture of a city at night with the built-in flash popped up, hoping to brighten up the scene. Veterans again scoff at them, but Sony cherishes their support. In this time and age, buyers are less concerned with the iota difference in image contrast and sharpness. They are direct. They just want to know if their set-up will ensure a “good and clear” picture. If not, what can be bought to solve the problem? The easy answer is to equip the camera with an anti-shake mechanism. Now the buyer asks which one works and which is cheaper. Sony stands out and says it does the job with only half the money. Deal.

Sony may not share the same reputation as Canon or Nikon, but it definitely has the support of one group of photography dudes, the new comers. They want to look professional, but they want it reasonably cheap too. Sony’s camera system fits this goal. The photographic market is no longer comprised solely by true professionals, greenhorns and serious amateurs are expanding their representations with considerable speed. With this trend in head, it is not hard to see why Sony will unlikely fail, if not flourish.

Further more, Sony is not poor. As one of the biggest multi-national corporation in the world, intra-departmental transfer of humongous funding is expected. Meanwhile, Sony has also inherited the full knowledge and essence of Konica Minolta. This intangible asset helped Sony to automatically assume the market of the “Minolta Population”.

Ultimately, the photographic business realm has already gone through another revolution. Disregarding the aristocratic Leica and other premature companies, the market will very soon be facing a tri-polar competition, with Sony raging a new commercial warfare. For sure, consumers will now be offered more choices and an informed decision is needed more than any other time, for when a camera is bought, camp-hopping is just not an option.

Water Lilies

Full screen view: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neonatal/4121824154/sizes/l/

Time for a break!

Afternoons! (:

Back from MRT Station and caught these little creatures nearby. Tailed them to their resting area and snapped away -_-.

I've no idea which is better - the first one has a dragonfly whose wings are in a boring position. The second one has a dragonfly with wings in a more appealing, more exciting position, in return for a grainy picture -_-! Help me decide! ):

rgds

Ziren!

Noodles!

I shot this with an exposure of 1/10sec, while zooming in at the subject during exposure time. Adds an energetic punch to the picture! (:

Uncertainty CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE!

Evenings everyone (:

I live in Chiltern Park, it's been around for, what, 15years. Beside my condo, there's this newer, better condo called Springbloom. (the only down point is that they don't hold celebrations for events anymore since a fellow resident complained that she couldn't sleep) We're just a wall apart. I decided to climb over this wall like I'm escaping from prison, trying to avoid CCTVs all around. It was probably successful since I made it back unscathed!

Anyway, here are some random shots in this condo. enjoy! (:

On a sidenote, guys please start uploading pics here too!

-Ziren!

p.s. my favourite's the bird (: so cuute!